Analysing Underachievement in Schools

by Emma Smith

Book Overview

Underachievement in school is one of the most widely used terms in education today. As a discourse it has been responsible for influencing government policy, staffroom discussions, as well as the pages of academic journals and the TES. It is also a subject which raises questions about what we expect from a fair and equitable education system. This book provides a critical analysis of two sides of the underachievement debate, at each of the three levels of focus - international, the UK and the individual. On the one hand, it will consider the 'crisis' account; of falling standards and failing pupils and, on the other, present an alternative account, which urges a re-evaluation of the underachievement debate in order to consider who might be underachieving and why.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826494870
• ISBN13: 9780826494870
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"